Business and Biodiversity

Business wants access to resources, capital and markets, and a seat at the global policy development table in order ensure it has a licence to operate. At a time of growing concern about pressure on natural resources and the need for sustainability, business also has to use the language of biodiversity and sustainable development. But its motives, influence and outcomes in terms of biodiversity conservation, sustainable use and equitable benefits need to be assessed.

Corporations

The influence of corporations on our lives, the planet and all species is immense. Since the sole obligation for corporations is making profits for their shareholders, economic growth is obviously critical to their survival – yet this is provoking climate change and biodiversity loss at an ever-accelerating rate. Therefore we need to question the corporation as an entity and as an operator.

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